Saikyou Juzoku Tensei ~Cheat Majutsushi no Slow Life~

Chapter 284 - Episode Thirty-One - The Great God Kudor (5)

“It seems that you are the sorcerer who broke through Yohanan’s trials, Marren. I can tell by the magic you just used to keep the Din Eaters away.”

Kudor said, and then he points his single eye at Peter, behind me.

“Hi-Hiiiiiii!”

Peter let out a small scream and his body jumped up and down.

“You are not capable of surpassing the trial.”

Saying only that, and then the monocular gaze returns to me.

“I hadn’t realized that Yohanan’s insurance policy really made sense. Now, Marren, you may say your wish. I’ll grant you anything you want, as long as it doesn’t offend me.”

“…… What?”

I was puzzled by Kudor’s sudden words.

W-Wish? W-Why?

“It seems a great many years have passed since I fell asleep …… and in that time I must have become a mere old thing, a thing of legend. How did you find me, how did you overcome the trial prepared for you by that wise and ignorant fool, and how did you get here? It’s not something you can do with ordinary determination. You must have come here with some kind of longing, or with a great sense of duty. Say it, I have the power to grant you whatever you wish. Whether or not it actually works is up to me, though.”

“…… What?”

“It’s not what.”

There was an awkward silence between me and Kudor.

What should I do?

Kudor seems to be surprisingly intelligent, but judging by his merciless behavior toward his own family members, the Din Eaters, he doesn’t seem like a long-winded person.

It’s hard to imagine him saying that he came along with the intention of helping people, got tricked, couldn’t help but retreat, and found himself here.

“Don’t tell me …… I don’t think that’s possible, but don’t tell me that you just let that man take you to this place somehow, did you……?”

He was able to see through it.

There was no point in keeping quiet.

“W-Well ……”

Is it better to make up something, anything, at random?

T-That’s right, I’m sure that the real Great God Kudor has magic that I don’t know about, expensive magic tools, and summoning crests of super high ranking demons.

If Kudor fell asleep in the mythical age, it was a long time ago.

It wouldn’t be surprising if the demon had died or his contract had expired, but I had met Dantalion, a high-ranking demon who claimed to be in the service of the earth god Garuja, the Great Spirit.

Dantalion was somewhat disappointing, but a high-ranking demon in the service of Kudor would not be.

The sudden change in the situation had left me perplexed, but when I thought about it calmly, he instantly became more excited.

Kudor’s magic, magical tools, and the demons he uses are all of the highest mythological level.

How many sorcerers are lucky enough to meet Kudor in this day and age?

It would be an astronomical number.

Peter’s hand, which had been gripping the garment on my back, let go.

Thinking that Peter might be up to something again, I turned around with my wand at the ready.

Peter was on his knees with his head on the ground.

“…… I know I’m in no position to ask you to do this …… However, however …… please, will you please give me the right to wish from the great god? I have a lot of money, even though I look like this! I have land in the name of other nobles, and I have valuable magical tools, history books, and artifacts in my lair! You can take as much as you want! The royals even listen to me, so if I give them a good reason, I can even have them raise your title!”

I think for a moment.

How can he say that while the root of his tongue is still dry after declaring that he will kill me, but he seems to understand that.

But from Peter’s actions up to now and the strange feeling I got, it seems that Peter was in some kind of dire straits and wanted to borrow Kudor’s help.

There might be something to consider there.

Besides, if what Peter is saying is true, he seems to be a much more influential person than some great nobleman.

If Peter’s true identity is that he is a former Pope whose life has been prolonged by indulgences and who can no longer be seen in the public eye because of it, then this makes sense.

There is no doubt that if you have their favor, you will get a lot in return.

He must have assets that are incomparable to the frontier lord Lark.

The day after the Kudor riots are over, he’ll have enough wealth to push forward with the magic research and development that I’ve been putting off for financial reasons.

I played the math in my brain, and the answer came quickly.

I lowered my posture, extended my arm to Peter, and placed my hand on his shoulder.

“Abel-chan ……!”

Peter’s face was stained with snot and tears.

“I’d rather have Kudor’s magic tools after all.”

“Abel-chan!?”

To be honest, it’s not even worth thinking about.

It was the highest-ranking magic tool of the mythical era. I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to get it again if I let it go now.

In addition to that, the money that I can freely use will increase as long as the reconstruction of the Fage territory continues.

In fact, the economy of the Fage territory is growing rapidly day by day.

There was no way that Peter’s collection of goods could compete with Kudor’s magic tools.

The title and the land were of no interest to me at all.

I turn around and face Kudor, a pale, glistening mass of flesh with writhing tentacles, and wring my hands.

“Kudor-sama! Um, I’d like to have some kind of magic tool! I don’t care what it is, but the more expensive it is, the better! Of course, I won’t sell it! I will definitely treasure it!”

“…… This is not the wish I had in mind. It’s more like averting a great plague …… or eliminating a great demon or something………”

“Eh …… is it not possible. Um, you can use a high-level demon summoning crest or even a magic formula,……!”

“…… Yohanan, your insurance policy was apparently of no use to you. I’m not sure what to make of that.”

The glow of the Kudor faded, and their tentacles hung slackly to the floor.

I don’t know what it is, but he seems to be disappointed.

Of the six Din Eaters standing behind Kudor, one Din Eaters was belly laughing.

The whip of Kudor’s tentacles struck the laughing Din Eater. With a roar, the entire floor caved in.

The din Eater’s eyeballs and fangs scattered. It jerked and twitched for a while, but then its figure faded away.

They began to disintegrate into spirits.

The six Din Eaters became five Din Eaters.

The five Din Eaters straightened their backs.

Peter, who was crouched face down on the floor, grabbed my ankle.

“What? I’m definitely not going to give in!”

“Don’t you know anything about myths!? Kudor is the god of rage and madness, you know!? If you make him upset, this time, he’s definitely going to kill us all!”

“B-, because he told me to wish for whatever I wanted ……!”

But I guess my attitude was not good enough.

No, I got too heated.

He was more understanding than I thought he would be, but he seemed to have a lot of pride.

I’m not sure if my unintentional comment will not strike a chord with him.

“…… Well, all right, Marlen. You can choose what you want. I’m sure you’ll be able to find something that you’ll want ……The “Wand of Destruction”, now that you mention it. You can take it home with you. The “Wand of Judgment of Sephiroth”, the “Bell of the End”, the “Dusk Cloak”, or …… the “Golden Skull”, which I would prefer to keep in my possession. I don’t recommend it, but we also have the “Ring of Woe” and the “Eye of the Lustful Dragon”. I even have the “Ravenous Dragon’s Magic Organs”, but it only incorporates embalming techniques, so If you want to treat it as a toolbag, you’ll need to process it with a magic formula.”

“Oh, oh ……!”

I don’t know of the “Bell of the End” and the “Ring of Woe”, but I have heard the “Wand of Judgement of Sephiroth”, “Dusk Cloak”, and the “Eyes of the Lustful Dragon” in myths and lores.

It was the first time I knew they existed.

The “Ravenous Dragon’s Magic Organs” are something I’ve always wanted, but they fall far short of the others on display here.

I’m sorry to say that the collectors who considered the “Ravenous Dragon’s Tool Bag” a prized treasure, but it just doesn’t compare very well.

It’s true that the “Ravenous Dragon’s Tool Bag” is more convenient.

But even so, if I had to choose one from here, the “Ravenous Dragon’s Magic Organs” would be too good to be true.

What is this big deal?

Is it God?　It was God ……

“Um, where do you keep it!? Is it buried inside your body!?”

“…… By looking at you, you remind me of the fools of Yochanan. Apparently, it was a wasted awakening, but not a pointless encounter.”

God Kudor said in disgust, shaking the lump of flesh from side to side.

“I-It seems that you’ve been spared ……”

Peter was lying on his face, breathing a sigh of relief, when suddenly a look of horror appeared on his face.

If you look in the direction of Peter’s eyes, you’ll see that Mea is walking towards him with an angry expression on her face.

In her hand was the staff of Zolomonia.

It was heavy, and the tip was dragging on the floor.

There was no sign of the apparition of Zolomonia.

Perhaps she is sulking because she sees that she is not going to be able to fulfill her goal of a spectacular suicide with Peter.

No, the devil’s obsession is not so cute as to deserve the word “sulking”.

“Mea, what are you ……?”

“Abel, let’s kill that thing for now.”

Mea was staring at Peter with cold eyes.

I wondered what she was going to use the Zolomonia staff for, but it seemed she intended to use it as a blunt instrument to destroy Peter’s head.

Mea put all her strength into her arms and lifted the staff of zolomonia.

Peter opened his big mouth and looked up at the tip of the raised staff.

“Ca-, calm down! I understand how you feel, but let’s just let him live!”

I restrained Mea’s body.

“Please let me go! That guy was trying to kill Abel! Even thought he was saved by Abel ……! You never know when he’ll turn his weapon on Abel again! Let go!”

“It’s just a matter of listening to what’s going on privately, and if you don’t agree with it, you can hand him over to the guards of the Fage territory and have them send you to a prison in another city! There’s no need for Mea to get her hands dirty, so please calm down! Hey, Kudor-sama, please lend me one of your tentacles! Oh, this doesn’t count, okay!?”

Kudor’s single eye looked at us in disgust.

I moved my eyes to Peter, then to Mea, and Kudor’s single eye stopped moving.

“…… what is it, you?”

The single eye of the Kudor trembles.

“I’m sorry, Marren. It seems that things have changed. I’m not asking you to accept it, I’m asking you to hate it.”

With the words, Kudor’s single eye opened wide.

A strong, deadly feeling took over the area.

“What ……?”

The countless tentacles covering Kudor suddenly began to lift up.

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It was the release date for the fourth volume of Cursed Reincarnation! (11/15/2017)